Book Review: Feeding You Lies

Before you unwrap that food and ingest, you may want to ask yourself: what are the ingredients, are these ingredients nutritious, and where do these ingredients come from. I recommend this book and appreciate all of Vani Hari's efforts to make our food safer for our health and environment.

The book is full of well-documented research. You don’t have to read it cover-to-cover; you can skip around to the areas that interest you. The 48-hour toxin takedown is not complicated and thoroughly explained. The author (founder of FoodBabe.com) inspires you to do your part, vote with your wallet, and get involved where and when you can. The best resource is the Appendix, with all questionable ingredients identified and explained. 

Check out my full book review on LinkedIn for an overview and golden nuggets.


Hari, V. (2019). Feeding You Lies: How to unravel the food industry's playbook and reclaim your health. New York City: Hay House, Inc.

Book Review: What I Eat

Eighty people from around the globe share their narrative and what they typically eat on an ordinary day. The authors traveled to 30 countries and more than a dozen U.S. states to meticulously capture food intake, calories, age, activity level, height, weight, and most importantly, their stories.

I highly recommend this book for all nutritionists and foodies alike.

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Menzel, P. and D’Aluisio, F. (2010). What I eat: Around the world in 80 diets. New York: Ten Speed Press.

Book Review: The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners

This book is written for someone who is considering the ketogenic diet. It is easy-to-read and prescriptive without being overwhelming. If you are already following this keto lifestyle, you probably will not glean much new information. This is like a keto 101 book.

Check out my book review on LinkedIn for an overview and some golden nuggets.

Ramos, A. (2016). The complete ketogenic diet for beginners: Your essential guide to living the keto lifestyle. Berkeley: Rockridge Press.

Book Review: Outer Order, Inner Calm

Gretchen Rubin suggests that for most people, outer order contributes to inner calm. The book is replete with over 100 ideas to bring order and organization into our lives and make us happier. In essence, by getting rid of things we don’t use, need, or love, we make room for what we truly value. I highly recommend! Check out my book review on LinkedIn for an overview and some golden nuggets.

Rubin, G. (2019). Outer order, inner calm: declutter and organize to make more room for happiness. New York: Harmony Books.

Book Review: Spark Joy

This comprehensive guide to tidying up is chock full of detailed instructions, examples, and illustrations. Marie Kondo is delightful and her sincerity and kind spirit shine through with every step in helping readers on their journey to have a life full of joy.

I highly recommend this book (and her first one, The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up).

Check out my full review of Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up, on LinkedIn.

Kondo, M. (2016). Spark joy: an illustrated master class on the art of organizing and tidying up. Berkley: Ten Speed Press.

Book Review: Primal Fat Burner

Healthy fats have been making a comeback. The author presents an evolutionary perspective on the benefits of a fat-based diet with modern science to back it up.

The basics boil down to a ketogenic plan: eliminate sugar and starch, consume moderate protein based on a formula, eat quality fats for satiety, eat fibrous vegetables and greens, and procure the best-quality food you can find and afford. I didn't find the meal plan or recipes that inspiring or helpful, but the rest of the book is excellent.

Check out my full review of Primal Fat Burner: Live Longer, Slow Aging, Super-Power Your Brain, and Save Your Life with a High-Fat, Low-Carb Paleo Diet, on LinkedIn.

Gedgaudas, N. (2017). Primal fat burner: live longer, slow aging, super-power your brain, and save your life with a high-fat, low-carb paleo diet. New York: Atria Books.

Carnivore Update 3: Still Not 100 Percent

Two mistakes this past week: bought ham hocks from local grocery store and ate coconut. I put the ham hocks in the slow cooker and made bone broth, plus ate all the meat off of the bones. I had a terrible reaction the next day (bloated weight gain of three pounds, cramping, nauseated, feeling meh, and eventual diarrhea). I proceeded to still drink the bone broth the following day--hello, what was I thinking?!?! This continued the miserableness. Also, over the weekend, I found frozen coconut pieces in my freezer and decided to make coconut butter from them. In the process, I ate quite a bit of it. Unfortunately, it did not cream very well, even after adding coconut oil and coconut flour--the coconut remained shredded. TMI warning: My intestines did not digest one bit of the coconut. The good news, since I was so nauseous, I cut my coffee consumption down to 16 oz.

Back on the saddle today: meat, seafood, eggs, electrolyte drink, coffee. My GI track is already thanking me.